Indecent Exposure & Harassment Inside Store
By Jessie Williams A 32-year-old Lafayette man was charged with harassment and indecent exposure after an incident at Walmart on December 21, 2022. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by Officer Justin Bergdorff, of the Lafayette Police Department, a female subject contacted law enforcement to report that a man was walking around the Lafayette…
Read MoreSt. Jude Charity Auction Set For Jan. 14
Another year has come and gone, and Ben Bray is getting ready to take the platform on Saturday, January 14, 2023, to conduct the 13th Annual St. Jude Charity Auction, sponsored by Ben Bray Real Estate & Auction Company, in Lafayette. The event will be held at the Sally Wells Building, located at the Macon…
Read MoreReckless Driver Faces Drug Charges
By Jessie Williams A 36-year-old Kentucky man faces multiple charges after driving his motorcycle recklessly and attempting to evade officers. According to an affidavit of complaint filed by arresting officer Jason Vinson, the deputy was dispatched to Powell Road on December 7, 2022 following reports of a motorcycle traveling up and down the road, revving…
Read MoreWillette Fire Department to Provide Free Christmas Dinner This Saturday
In the true spirit of the holiday season, the Willette Volunteer Fire Department is providing a free community Christmas dinner with all the trimmings at the fire hall this Saturday, December 17, 2022. The Christmas dinner will be served from 12 pm till 4 pm and if you aren’t able to get out, they will…
Read MoreOld RBS City Hall Dedicated to Homer Lee
On Tuesday, November 29, the old City Hall building, located in downtown Red Boiling Springs, was dedicated to the late council member/EMT Homer Lee, who passed away in 2003. Lee was born in 1927 on Jennings Creek in Macon County, and he was the son of Charlie & Beecie Hudson Lee. In 1947 he married…
Read MoreRBS Man Connected to Two Thefts
By Jessie Williams A 30-year-old Red Boiling Springs man was arrested on December 2, 2022 after allegedly stealing and selling two trailers. According to the affidavit of complaint filed by Detective Danny Meador of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, Terry Lee Strong committed burglary and theft of property on November 14, 2022. The report states…
Read MoreChristmas on the Square Set for Saturday, December 17
On Saturday, December 17, 2022, you and yours are cordially invited to attend the the highly anticipated holiday event – Christmas on the Square! Bring the family out to the Lafayette Public Square from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for a variety of activities including, free train rides for both kids and adults, storytelling at…
Read MoreMultiple Fire Departments Respond To RBS Fire
Multiple fire departments responded to West Road in Red Boiling Springs, on Monday, November 28, when fire broke out in a chicken house and spread. It was quickly reported over the scanner, to responding fire crews, that there was a diesel generator and four propane tanks close to the fire. Heavy black smoke could be…
Read MoreLocal Teen Dies From Crash Injuries
By Debbie Gregory Eighteen-year-old Levi Matthew Cassidy, of Macon County, died from injuries he sustained in a one-car crash on Cold Springs Road at the Anchor Lane intersection, on Friday, November 11, 2022. According to the report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Levi Cassidy was driving east on Cold Springs Road in a 2007 Nissan…
Read MoreRBS Man Charged With Fraud by Home Improvement Provider
By Jessie Williams A Red Boiling Springs man was arrested for fraud by a home improvement provider after allegedly taking $8,125 from a couple for work on their home that was never completed. According to an affidavit of complaint filed by Deputy Patrick Berry of the Macon County Sheriff’s Department, the victims reported they contacted…
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